It is grown round the year. It provide much needed protective nutrition for the poorest section in the society. It is used as fresh fruit. The unripe fruits are used as vegetables for cooking. It is a nutritious fruits. It contains fair quantities of vitamin C. other minerals and carotene.

Nutritive Value :
Each 100 g edible portion of Papaya contains moisture 88.4 g, Minerals 0.7 g, Fibre 0.8 g. Energy 42 K cal. protein 1.9 g, fat 0.2 g, carbohydrate 8.3 g, calcium 31.0 mg, iron 0.5 mg, Carotene 8100 µg, vitamin B1 0.08 mg. vitamin B2. 0.03 mg. vitamin 'C' 57 mg. phosphorus 13.0 mg. Niacin 0.2 mg.